Passenger-car.



P. N. JONES, F. R. PHILLIPS & J. W. WELSH.

PASSENGER CAR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8 1912. hwflfififl. Patented Aug. 17,1915.

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WITNESSES Patentd Aug. 17, 1915.

P. N. JONES, F. R. PHILLIPS & J. W. WELSH.

PASSENGER CAR.

APPUCATION FILED JULY 8. 1912.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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WITNESSES INVENTORS P. N. JONES, F. R. PHILLIPS & J. W. WELSH.

PASSENGER CAR.

APPLKCATION FILED JULY 8. 1912.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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PENNSYLVANIA.

PASSENGER-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentediiug. at, rails.

Application filed July a, 1912. Serial No. 708,258.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, PEARL N. JoNns FRANKPHILLIPS, and JAMES W. WELSH, all residents of Pittsburglh, in thecounty of Allegheny and State of invented a new and useful Improvementin Passenger-Cars, of which the following is afull, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

- madepart of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side elevationpartly in longitudinal section showing our invention as applied to adouble-deck car; Fig. 2- is aplan view of the upper deck; Fig. 3 is across section on the line IIIIII of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a partial planview of the lower deck; Fig. 5 is a lower deck partial plan view showinga modification ofthe invention; Fig. 6 is a partial plan view of theupper deck of the form of Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section;Fig. 8 is a cross section on the lineVIII-VIII of Fig. 7 of the modifiedform; and Fig. 9 is a broken side elevation showing an end portion ofthe In accordance with our invention, the gnain body of the car floormay be only one step above the rail level, thus rendering the car easyof access. 1 The-invention'alsorelates to other details and combinationsof parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Inth'e drawings, referringto the form of Figs. 1 to .4, inclusive, 2represents thelower floor or deck and 3- the upper floor or deck. Thelower'fl'oor is suspendedbetween the j trucks sufiiciently close to theground to avoid the necessity for a' step. In other words, the floor isat a one-step height above the ground,'the entering passefi er on thefloor itself as he enters. Ihe side-enh'ance doors 4, 4 arein the centerof the drop floor portion, there b ably 9" post ennsylvania, have g 5between them, 'the doors being either oneleaf or two-leaf andeither-sliding or swingin'g doors, or combined sliding and swingingdoors. These doors may be operated from any convenient point by eitherthe motorman or the conductor. The doors are pref- ,erably the same ateach side if the car is a double-end car, or one set of doorsmaybeomitted if the car is intended to run in one direction only. Theend portions 6 of the lower deck above the trucks are shown in this formas elevated to such a distance above the pavement that only the floorportion 2 between'the trucks is available for. seating space. In thiscase Wheels of ordinary size may be used on the trucks, as well astrucks of ordinary construction. The end'space between the deck.-6 andthe upper deck 3 may be utilized in this case for the contactor. box 7,the resistance indicated at 8, and other electrical or air brakeequipment. In the .form shown the upper deck is reached by the endStairways 9, .9, which are preferably slightly at one side of thelongitudinal axis-of the'car. The well of the stairway may have avertical wall indicated at 10. The upper deck is preferablyprovidechwith rails 11 around the stairway.

Wells, the seating space of this deck extending-between the end cabs 12for the motorman. These cabs may be'reached by-ladder stepbs 13, one ofwhich is shown in Fig. 1, suita le doorways being provided at the sidesvof the cabs. The seats for both the upper and lower deck may be arrangedin any desirable manner. Fig. 2 shows one arrangement of seats for theupper deck; and for the lower deck, side seats 14 are preferablyemployed, a removable 'seat 15 being the central side-entrance doorsused along on the unused side. I

In forming the side framing of ,the car, the lower sill is preferablybent down between the trucks and extends under the lower deck or'floor;and the sheath or deck plates along the upper deck are made strongenough to carry the compression strains. In

.this formshown in Figs. 5 to 9,-inclusive, the lower deck is at twodifferent levels, one

marked 2*, and the other marked 6; the lattel-being over the trucks orWheels; In or der to provide'proper head room for pas.-

sengers entering'the slightly raised portion 6 of the lower deck, wepreferably raise similar central, portions 16 of the upperfu 1,15o,es0

deck as shown incjFi'gs. 6, 7"and 8. These raised portions may be usedas seats, a back 17 being preferably employed along the longitudinalcenter thereof. In this case "we have shown three sets. of doors at thesides, 18 preferably being the entrance doors and 17 the exit doors. 19represents the central fare box, and 20 a post arranged to carrysuitable connections bv which the doors are controlled and operated. -Inthis form, 9 represents the stairways leading totheupper deck, thesebeing arrangedin this form along the opposite sides of the car. Theseats may be arranged in any desirable way, and we have shown onearrangement of seats for the lower deck in Fig. 5. Fig. 6 shows ondotted lines an arrangement .of seats on the upper deck in addition tothe raised seating portions to give headroom, of the end portions of thelower deck.

-. The advantages of our invention result from the obtaining of adouble-deck car which is not lifted too far above the pavement, and alsofrom providing a stepless, side-entrance car. Another advantage re-.sults from a combination of these features of said dropped portion tothe upper deck;

substantially as described.

A double-decked car, having the central portion of its lower floordropped between the trucks to within one step from therail level, thecar having a side door-way giving direct access to the dropped portion,and a straight stairway leading from each end of said dropped portionand from the level thereof to the upper deck; substantially asdescribed.

3. A double-decked car, having the central 7 portion of its lower deckdropped between the trucks to a level such that access can be hadthereto by one step up from the street level, a, stairway leading fromsaid dropped portion to the upper deck and the car having a. sidedoorway giving direct access to v described.

4. A. double-decked car having the central portion of the lower floordropped between the car trucks, the car having aside doorway givingentrance to said dropped portion, and straight stairways runninglongitudinally of the car and leading from the dropped portion to theupper deck, substan-- tially as described.

5. A double-decked car having the central portion of the lower fioordropped between the car trucks, the car having a side doorway givingentrance to said dropped portion, and stairways running longitudinallyof the car and leading from the dropped being arranged one at each sideof thesaid doorway and starting between said doorway and the trucks,substantially as described.

set our hands.

PEARL N. JONES. FRANK R. PHILLIPS. JAMES W. WELSH.

In testimony whereof, we have "hereunto Witnesses:

GUY O. HECKER, F. R. CoGswELL.

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